SOLE Thin Sport Cycling Footbeds ? CLEARANCE ? SAVE 33%

All SOLE heat moldable footbeds – SAVE 33%. The SOLE Thinsport footbeds can be custom shaped using a standard home oven for a custom fit to your feet. Great for offering extra support for riders with flat feet, pronation issues or weak glutes. Select one size larger than your normal UK foot size and trim down [...]

Source: http://blog.bike-science.com/2012/07/04/sole-footbeds-clearance

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Fleetmoss and Buttertubs Climbs

Fleet Moss is a long exposed climb between Buckden and Hawes. At it’s peak it climbs to just over 600 metres in altitude, with a max gradient of 17%. When I first got into cycling, Fleet Moss felt like an insurmountable barrier. I frequently cycled to the foot of Fleet Moss, but to go over [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/5281/cycling/fleetmoss-and-buttertubs-climbs/

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Klöden 2nd On GC, Horner 4th, as Vino Takes Stage 3 of Basque

Team RadioShack?s Andreas Klöden (GER) could not have relinquished the leader?s yellow jersey at the Tour of the Basque Country, Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco, in today?s 177 kilometer 3rd stage, under better circumstances. He raced smart, expending as little energy as possible to stay near the front. He didn?t get hurt or [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/kloden-2nd-on-gc-horner-4th-as-vino-takes-stage-3-of-basque/

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Yarosolav Popovych out of the Tour

Yaroslav Popovych will not take the start of stage 10 in the Tour de France. Since Sunday Popovych has fever. As the rest day didn?t bring any amelioration, the team decided not to let him start in Aurillac. The former Tour de France stage winner will undergo some extra tests today. In stage five Popovych crashed [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/yarosolav-popovych-out-of-the-tour/

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Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Concise Summary with Flare

What does wind surfing, downtown breweries, mountain passes, Breakaway promotions, and Taco del Mar have in common? Mt. Hood Cycling Classic, presented by OBRA. Although I tend to steer away from race reports, I have come up with a concise summary of the race, because who wouldn’t want to know the drama and dynamic of an incredible bike race taking place in one of the most beautiful backdrops in the world? Setting: Hood River and its surrounding areas. Players: Team Short and Tall (also known as myself and the Canadian...

Source: http://alisonstarnes.com/mt-hood-cycling-classic-concise-summary-with-flare-2/

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Freire Has Stage Victory Invalidated at Basque Tour

Just when you think you?re witnessing one of the least interesting stages of the summer, a 179-kilometer (111-mile) up and down grinder in the Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco, with the predictable break away being dangled on a 2-minute string by the big named teams who will inevitably bunch it over the last climb to [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/freire-has-stage-victory-invalidated-at-basque-tour/

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Andreas Klöden Out of the Tour

And then there were 5! After just a few minutes of pedaling into today?s Stage 13, Team RadioShack?s Andreas Klöden was forced to abandon his Tour effort this year succumbing to numerous injuries from several bad crashes. With numerous bruises and bad scrapes the most serious injury was Andreas? back, which caused him severe [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/andreas-kloden-out-of-the-tour/

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The Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders), Sunday April 3, 2011

Warning: Cycle Crazy Week Ahead! A high of 13 degrees Celsius with showers in the morning becoming cloudy in the afternoon. That’s the forecast for Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) on the ProTour circuit. One of the five so called “monuments” in the sport, this 95th edition of the race will see [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/the-ronde-van-vlaanderen-tour-of-flanders-sunday-april-3-2011/

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Rhode Island: A Small State Big on Surprises



The photo above is of a kinetic bicycle sculpture spotted turning in the wind during a terrific-sounding loop ride through northern Rhode Island. The ride, and the photo, were taken by Bryan Lorber, an RN in vascular access who's also an enthusiastic cyclist. But not until this outing was he an overnighter. 

"Although I have cycled quite a bit in Rhode Island, I had never done any multi-day trips here (or anywhere else)," Bryan writes at his Bike Overnights post, Northern Rhode Island: History + Hospitality. "So, the purpose of this overnight tour was twofold: First, to practice fully-loaded touring with a camping component; and, secondly, to see Rhode Island and share with readers the surprising diversity of this smallest of states.

"Rhode Island is densely settled," he adds, "with Providence the primary population center and state capital. Interestingly, though, once you get away from the major highway corridors of Interstates 95 and 195, the state is surprisingly rural, with excellent cycling." 




As he pedaled through the capital city, before he reached that great rural riding, Bryan found himself surrounded by history -- particularly along the venerable Benefit Street, which he calls a "textbook of historic preservation."

In addition to the excellent road and bikeway riding he experienced, Bryan had the opportunity to camp out on the farm of a couple named Paula and Pete, a connection he made through the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen. Their hospitality "made the tour," Bryan writes.


He also had nice things to say about his rig. "My Tout Terrain Silkroad expedition bike with the Rohloff Speed hub was just amazing. I'd put over 3,000 miles on her (Joan) since last May, so I already knew how good she is -- but on this ride I was carrying approximately 30 pounds of equipment over some hilly terrain. The Rohloff drivetrain performed flawlessly. I still own a derailleur bike (Bridgestone RBT), but can't imagine ever buying one again. Any future bicycles in my life will have a Rohloff drivetrain." 

For more Rhode Island road magic, read Bryan's story in its entirety at BikeOvernights.org

Our current Photo of the Week, shown below, might look familiar. That's because it comes from last week's special summer-solstice Bike Overnight, Alaska: Bears and Bikes and the Midnight Sun, by Kate Batten.



BikeOvernights.org Photo of the Week, 06.22.12.

Top 3 photos by Bryan Lorber.

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BIKE OVERNIGHTS is posted every Monday by Michael McCoy, Adventure Cycling?s media specialist, and highlights content from BikeOvernights.org. Previously, from March 2009 through January 2012, Mac posted weekly at Biking Without Borders. He also compiles the organization's twice-monthly e-newsletter Bike Bits, which goes free-of-charge to 45,000 readers worldwide.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/06/rhode-island-small-state-big-on.html

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